QA Lead
Location: CA, ON, Ottawa
Department: QA
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Function: Quality Assurance

Company profile:
Magmic is a leading developer and publisher of mobile social games and entertainment. We publish a full range of content, from original titles including Ka-Glom, and Texas Hold’em King to top licensed content from brand name entertainment publishers like Mattel, Disney, and Rubik’s Cube. We have led the mobile entertainment revolution since 2002, and currently ship products to all major app stores including; iTunes App Store, BlackBerry World, Google Play, Amazon App Store and various carrier decks. Privately owned, Magmic is located in Ottawa, Canada in the heart of the Byward Market.

Job description:
The QA Lead manages QA resources, including technicians and testers, and delegates studio-agnostic QA staff (usually testers) to different projects according to priority and need. Further, the Lead will conduct interviews of potential hires, recruit new testers, and perform evaluations on existing QA staff. The Lead should be comfortable with all QA processes, so he/she should know how to create test plans, log and track issues, and perform QA analysis and maintenance; this is necessary in order to perform audits and to verify QA standards are being met. Additionally, there is an R&amp;D component to this role, in performing research on new QA processes and technologies, and then implementing them in the company. The QA Lead also acts the ultimate contact point between QA and other teams, and may be asked to give high-level estimates, analysis or recommendations from a QA standpoint, including sign-offs on builds before release. To that end, periodic testing will be required in the form of smoke or sanity tests at milestone markers. Extra availability during periods of heavy workloads may prove necessary.Key Responsibilities:Attend interviews &amp; recommending candidates for final approvalKeeping track of schedules and other HR mattersDelegating QA resources to projectsPushing for QA improvements across teamsChecking design documents for completeness and to meet QA requirementsPerforming periodic audits on QA processesBuying resources and signing off on expensesPerforming periodic sanity checks on buildsHigh-level (final) sign-off on releasable buildsAnalyzing results &amp; making recommendationsCoordinating estimates from techniciansPerforming smoke tests on all buildsLow-level sign-off on releasable buildsDesigning and implementing standardsverifying test plan completenessupdating &amp; reporting concerns to producers or stakeholdersensuring requirements are codified exhaustively into test planspost-release maintenance and delegating QA to live productschecking design documents to request for QA/debug featurescreating test plans from design specifications and requirementsproviding test estimatesproblem solving with developersresearching new processes and technologiesimplementing new processes and technologiesKeeping track of the time sheets and hours of senior QA staffhelping out with testing or knowledge transfer with studios and QA staffmentoring QA techniciansbeing available during crunch 

Requirements:
Extensive QA expertise is required; leadership experience is required; being dedicated to detail and thoroughness is crucial.Several years of QA experience is required for this role to demonstrate not only expertise with QA processes generally, but also a dedication to the QA career path.

Benefits:
WHY US?Full Benefits - Comprehensive medical, dental, &amp; vision plans for you and your family. Free Lunch – Get free food and learn at our ’Eat &amp; Innovate’ sessions. Flexible Hours - Whether you’re an early bird or a night owl we won’t mess with your mojo. Location, Location – Located in the Byward Market, easy to get to from all over the city. Competitive Salary – You will get paid well to have Fun. Enough said. Gifts - We love giving gifts. One for birthday, one for your work anniversary, and more surprises . Conferences - Want to engage the industry at a cool conference? Just ask. Corporate Retreats - Yes, we have a retreat, in the woods on the Great Rideau Lake.